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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Uber backs off talk of competing with public transit

I recently attended a Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series event hosted by DART and the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, with a main topic on transportation and how it affects different socioeconomic classes in metropolitan areas. …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A small-town bet on sports gambling

As Gov. Kim Reynolds considers sports betting legislation approved by lawmakers this year, it’s worth noting how sports betting has been doing in states that legalized it once the Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for it. …

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NOTEBOOK: Edwards is a ‘hip’ guy

Conventions guru Greg Edwards had some interesting things to say when he stopped by for our latest Newsroom 515 session, this one a panel discussion on the future of Greater Des Moines tourism. Some couldn’t …

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NOTEBOOK: Viva Las Vegas for bank marketing tips

It’s always nice to see our local experts getting a chance to shine on a national scene. Bankers Trust’s Emily Abbas was recently a main-stage panelist at the Financial Brand Forum at Caesars Palace in …

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NOTEBOOK: State regulators gather during insurance symposium for big-data learning

During the recent Global Insurance Symposium held in Des Moines, insurance regulators from more than 15 states took “a significant dive” into the use of big data and analytics in the U.S. insurance industry, through …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: When’s the right time for parents to ground the helicopter?

How long should parents continue to help foot some costs for their adult kids? As a parent with two daughters in their early 20s, I read with interest about the results of this Bankrate survey …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: To those who paid for ‘free’ tax filing from TurboTax

Did anyone else out there waste an afternoon trying to file taxes for free? Apparently it was not just me. A recent Propublica report poked around the code behind TurboTax’s “FREE Guaranteed” tax filing software — the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Building a cocoon in the open office

Office furniture manufacturer Steelcase is facing the dilemma of contemporary offices that lean more on open spaces and less on furniture. It’s all part of the open office movement. Little doubt that contemporary workers like …

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NOTEBOOK: Rock band provides financial literacy message

How do you get hundreds of teens excited about financial literacy? First, invite them to a rock concert. 

The Iowa Insurance Division has invited Gooding — a unique band whose members blend their love of…
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NOTEBOOK: It’s Earth Day. Here’s how one building is making less trash

In honor of Earth Day, here’s a look at the “greenest academic building in the country,” courtesy of the New York Times. The building that houses the University of California-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business was …